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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9

Wi-Fi Only (2014)
Global Score
61.867.9
Basic Information
AsusAmazon
Android 4.2Android 4.4
2013-06-032014-10-21
10.42 x 7.18 x 0.37 inches9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches
20.46 ounces13.23 ounces
Blue, Pink and White--
$ 179.00$ 479.00
Display / Screen
10 inches8.9 inches
1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
IPS LCDLCD
226 pixels per inch339 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
7.88.7
Performance
Intel Atom Z2560 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset
CloverTrail+ (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processorKrait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor
2 GB RAM2 GB (800 MHz) RAM
PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPUAdreno 420 Blaze GPU
8.559.09
Storage
32 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slotNo SD card slot
7.127.7
Camera
5.00 MP + 1.20 MP8.00 MP
--f/2.20 aperture
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution
6.056.82
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS
SIM--
5.86.3
Battery Life
6760mAh Li-Polymer Battery--
Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
720 hours standby time
10.5 hours talk time
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8.081.36
Other Features
Bluetooth 3.0Bluetooth 4.1
GPSGPS
Accelerometer and Light SensorAccelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a global score of 67.9, which is slightly better than the Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10's 61.8 overall score. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (Operating System), but Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has the newer 4.4 version while Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10 has Android 4.2. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a newer tablet, and it is also a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than the Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10.

Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a better screen than Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and more pixels per inch of screen. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity.

Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a little bit better processing power than Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have the same RAM amount, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster). Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10 has a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.

Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a superior camera than Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 also has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.

Although Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get the Asus MeMO Pad FHD 10, and give up a few specs and features, but you'll get the most with your budget.




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